#5: Poetic Sounds

Poetic sounds supply literature with a musical characteristic. In essence, poetic sounds add to the uniqueness of a story, tone, theme, or even phrase. Specifically in poetry, rhyme scheme helps depict the flow of the poem- as either harsh or elongated. Moreover, alliteration and assonance provide a poem with a consistency of emotion. For example, the repetition of 's' acts as a lulling sounds, whilst a 't' would provide sharp diction for more violent imagery. In Shakespeare, imagery and meter justify the emotions of a characters through female endings, specifically evidenced through Romeo's naivety and Hamlet's indecision.